Articles filed under Commentary
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America needs a 'Murrow moment'Sep 23, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts The headline over the lead story in The New York Times was stunning in its directness: "Donald Trump Clung to 'Birther' Lie for Ye...
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The Trump-Clinton conundrum: It's no media conspiracySep 23, 2016 1:00 am - As the first presidential debate approaches, fists clench, jaws tighten and invectives giggle in anticipation. Game on! To half the country, it's a sure win for Hillary ...
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Clash of cultures fuels fearSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - This last weekend - the early-autumn days spanning from Sept. 16 to 19 - marks in almost perfect miniature the potential horrors of cultural hatred let loose across the ...
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Voters must demand election reformSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - The recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court to disqualify a ballot referendum to allow citizens to vote up or down a proposal for legislative redistricting demonst...
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Trump benefits from the ills of ObamacareSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - In the event of a victory by Donald Trump in November, political analysis will take on a forensic cast. How did establishment politics - first in the GOP primaries, then...
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Addressing terror, Clinton plays it safe, Trump promises bold changeSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - The terrorist bombings in New York and New Jersey, which injured 29, and the terrorist stabbings in Minnesota, which injured nine, were nowhere near as serious as the te...
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The true value of lifeSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - By Kathryn Jean Lopez "Life is a gift, not an accident," Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said in a recent speech at the University of Notre Dame. "And the poin...
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Trump's truth sets us freeSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - At long last, Donald Trump has set himself free. At a highly choreographed event Friday, the Republican candidate for president of the United States finally issued his v...
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Many questions remain in looming phaseout of for-profit prisonsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice's plan to phase out for-profit prisons is good news for humane conditions and fiscal responsibility - and bad news for executives who enri...
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Hillary Clinton, storytellerSep 18, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Hillary Clinton has a long history of hiding the whole truth about herself. The latest example - declining to reveal for 48 hours ...